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“Nature is impersonal, awe-inspiring, elegant, eternal. It's geometrically perfect. It's tiny and gigantic. You can travel far to be in a beautiful natural setting, or you can observe it in your backyard - or, in my case, in the trees lining New York City sidewalks, or in the clouds above skyscrapers.”

Quote by Gretchen Rubin

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Gretchen Rubin is a renowned American author and psychologist, born in 1966. Her work primarily focuses on personal habits, happiness, and self-improvement. Rubin's book 'The Happiness Project' has gained international acclaim, and through her research and practice, she helps readers explore how to achieve personal happiness. more

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“A mother should give her children a superabundance of enthusiasm; that after they have lost all they are sure to lose on mixing with the world, enough may still remain to prompt fated support them through great actions.”

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“In 'Before and After,' I identify the sixteen strategies that we can use to make or break our habits. Some are quite familiar, such as 'Monitoring,' 'Scheduling,' and 'Convenience.' Some took me a lot of effort to identify, such as 'Thinking,' 'Identity,' and 'Clarity.'”

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Book:The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

Source: The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

“When we don't get any treats, we feel depleted, resentful, and angry, and we feel justified in self-indulgence. We start to crave comfort - and grab that comfort wherever we can, even if it means breaking good habits.”

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Author:Gretchen Rubin

“No leader did more for his country than Winston Churchill. Brave, magnanimous, traditional, he was like a king-general from Britain's heroic past. His gigantic qualities set him apart from ordinary humanity; there seemed no danger he feared, no effort too great for his limitless energies.”

Country Past Humanity Energy Effort Quality Leader Danger Kings Ordinary Brave Traditional Britain Heroic Limitless Authentic Happiness Magnanimous

Book:Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill: A Brief Account of a Long Life

Source: Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill: A Brief Account of a Long Life

“Superstition is the irrational belief that an object or behavior has the power to influence an outcome, when there's no logical connection between them. Most of us aren't superstitious - but most of us are a 'littlestitious.'”

Belief Influence Objects Behavior Connections Outcomes Logical Superstitions Irrational Superstitious Authentic Happiness Irrational Beliefs

Author:Gretchen Rubin

“Happiness is a critical factor for work, and work is a critical factor for happiness. In one of those life-isn’t-fair results, it turns out that the happy out-perform the less happy.”

People Turns Hours Results Week Fairs Critical Factors Happy People Free Time Authentic Happiness

Author:Gretchen Rubin

“I have a lucky perfume. I love beautiful smells, but I save one of my favorite perfumes to wear only when I feel like I need some extra luck.”

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Author:Gretchen Rubin

“I've found that I snack less and concentrate better when I chew on a plastic stirrer - the kind that you get to stir your to-go coffee. I picked up this habit from my husband, who loves to chew on things. His favorite chew-toy is a plastic pen top, and gnawed pen tops and little bits of plastic litter our apartment.”

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“When Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's government fell in May 1940, the nation turned to Churchill. At last, his unique qualities were brought to bear on a supreme challenge, and with his unshakable optimism, his heroic vision, and above all, his splendid speeches, Churchill roused the spirit of the British people.”

Source: Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill: A Brief Account of a Long Life

“Remember that although the distinction can be difficult to draw, loneliness and solitude are different.”

Different Remember Difficult Loneliness Solitude Draws Distinction Loneliness And Solitude Authentic Happiness

Author:Gretchen Rubin